Reflections On Gratitude
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The document reflects on the theme of gratitude, emphasizing the importance of acknowledging those who have positively influenced our lives. It includes various quotes from notable figures, highlighting that gratitude is a virtue that fosters personal growth and connection with others. Overall, it conveys that one should focus on present blessings and the contributions of others rather than past hardships.
Reflections On Gratitude
- 1. Reflections On GRATITUDE
- 2. At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us. Albert Sweitzer
- 3. One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. Carl Jung
- 4. A thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. Cicero
- 5. If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man . Mark Twain
- 6. Let's be grateful for those who give us happiness; they are the charming gardeners who make our soul bloom. --Marcel Proust
- 7. Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes of which all men have some. --Charles Dickens
- 8. Many times a day I realize how much my own life is built on the labors of my fellowmen, and how earnestly I must exert myself in order to give in return as much as I have received. Albert Einstein
- 9. Gratitude is a duty which ought to be paid, but which none have a right to expect. Rousseau
- 10. No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude. Alfred North Whitehead
- 11. "Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people" Samuel Johnson
- 12. One can never pay in gratitude; one can only pay "in kind" somewhere else in life. Anne Morrow Lindbergh
- 13. Sometimes we need to remind ourselves that thankfulness is indeed a virtue. -- William John Bennett
- 14. The End It is another's fault if he be ungrateful, but it is mine if I do not give. To find one thankful man, I will oblige a great many that are not so. Seneca With Metta, Bro. Oh Teik Bin